"Why are you looking at me like that?" Zhao Xiaohai's heart trembled when he was looked at by such strange eyes. He even felt in a trance that what he had done this morning was really too much.
"Okay, okay, I'm not kidding you anymore." Zhao Xiaohai felt a little embarrassed when he didn't get a reply from Sophia. He wiped his chin and smiled awkwardly, "To be honest, in China, although the reality is different from yours, there are some similarities. Take setting up a company, for example. It requires a lot of procedures, a lot of applications to submit, a lot of registrations and reviews to go through, capital verification, licenses to apply for, tax returns to go through, and so on. And for a foreign trade company like ours, there are even more procedures to go through. If we were to handle all these things ourselves, it would take us at least a month to set up the company."
"I know you have a way," Sophia said calmly, "Didn't you say before that you have specialized agents in China who can solve these problems?"
"You remember it clearly," Zhao Xiaohai said with a smile, "but since you know you need to find an agent, why are you in such a hurry? To be honest, you don't have to worry about starting this company. I'll make a couple of calls and the agent will come to you. All you need to worry about now is to keep an eye on things on your side. I'm counting on this first business to start my company, so please don't let anything go wrong on your side."
Sophia nodded and said nothing more.
In the 1980s, China had only recently embarked on the path of reform. To be frank, at this point, a comprehensive and formal market economy had yet to fully take shape, and the shadow of the planned economy was still pervasive. Comprehensive reform and opening up only began after 1992, and 1986 was a crucial period for China's reform and opening up. A special edition of Time magazine commented on the events of that year: "To make a populous nation perform a 180-degree turn in such a short period of time is like making an aircraft carrier spin on a coin. It's incredible... This 'aircraft carrier' of the East has completed several turns in 13 years."
Against the backdrop of such a changing era, China is full of business opportunities and opportunities to make a fortune, especially for those with certain status and close social networks. This is even more obvious.
In Greentown, and indeed throughout the entire Central Plains Province, among those known as the "first to get rich," the name Leopard Brother was a household name. Those familiar with him viewed this well-born individual as an enviable lucky charm. Rumor had it that Leopard Brother had a rich family background and a complex network of connections. In modern parlance, he was a well-born scoundrel who thrived on connections.
Of course, these are just other people's opinions of Brother Bao. He himself would never think so. Now is an era that is gradually moving towards openness. It is undeniable that in the past two years, he made some money by exchanging "approvals" and taking kickbacks. However, that is a benefit that can only be obtained under the premise of a pure planned economy. Now the times are different, and she also has her own new way to make money.
Just like loan sharking, with the current nationwide shortage of funds, how many people across the country see the huge business opportunity it holds? Not many, but Brother Leopard saw it. Just a few years ago, he practically emptied his fortune into loan sharking. Some were skeptical of his approach at the time, but within a few months, those suspicions vanished. Within a few months, he not only recouped his capital, but also generated over 25% in interest. What a profit! In other words, act early and you'll reap the rewards; act late and you'll miss out. By the time people begin to value the wealth hidden in money manipulation, many things are already too late.
Does Leopard understand capital operations? Does he understand market trends? The answer is clearly no. His success stems from his foresight and ability to discern current events.
In his view, China's reforms and move toward a market economy are unstoppable trends, and interbank lending is an inevitable component of a market-based economy. Since the country is committed to reform and opening up its capital markets, it must invigorate and improve them. In this unavoidable trend, at least in the initial years of the stock market opening, the government will strengthen macroeconomic regulation of funds, ensuring stability and even rapid growth to attract investment and thus put economic development back on track. This is one aspect, but on the other hand, the current number of companies is small, and channels are very limited. Under these circumstances, once the economy develops rapidly, a situation of weak supply and insufficient demand is inevitable. At that point, the favorable situation of capital will be unstoppable.
Brother Bao's shrewdness and unique vision enabled him to achieve a rapid appreciation of his personal assets in just a few months. Now it is not an exaggeration to call him the richest man in Greentown.
Actually, Zhao Xiaohai and Brother Bao were old acquaintances. After all, they both worked in Greentown and were both wealthy individuals. In his previous life, Zhao Xiaohai had even been ripped off by Brother Bao, but that acquaintance was merely admiration; as for face-to-face interaction, that had never happened. This time, Zhao Xiaohai had returned from the Soviet Union to establish a foreign trade company and happened to find an agent under Brother Bao's name, which caught his attention.
The reason for finding Brother Leopard was very simple, to get rid of him with the help of the Soviets.
In those days, there were not many people who started their own companies, and even fewer who opened trading companies that focused on foreign trade, especially trading companies that traded with the Soviets.
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